K95 Grass Room & World Map

Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, this collaborative art project with Fred George was presented in Saarbrücken at Tage der bildenden Kunst and in Frankfurt, Germany. The exhibition brought together the K95 Grass Room, Andrea Muller's World Map with masks, her hand-sewn oversized mask, and her reinterpretation of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam.

K95 Grass Room & World Map | Artistic collaboration: Fred George & Andrea Muller

Installation view | Frankfurt, Germany

The Making of the K95 Grass Room

A Room That Breathes

Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, the K95 Grass Room combined artificial grass-covered panels with rows of motorized protective masks. Motion sensors activated the masks as visitors entered, creating a rhythmic movement that evoked the act of breathing.

Andrea Muller designed and hand-sewed the oversized central mask and participated in assembling the installation. The project was developed in collaboration with Fred George, with significant contributions from Emma Morisse George.

Fred George and Emma Morisse George constructing the Grass Room panels.

Andrea Muller constructing the oversized mask by hand.

The World Map

From Digital Design to Installation

In response to the pandemic's global reach, Andrea Muller developed the World Map as an original digital composition.

The design was then translated into a large-scale physical artwork, with protective masks positioned across the continents. Motorized elements introduced movement, connecting the map to the interactive experience of the K95 Grass Room.

Andrea Muller and Fred George assembling the World Map's motorized mask mechanisms.

The completed World Map, photographed frontally in the garden.

The Creation of Adam — Reinterpreted

Andrea Muller reinterpreted Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam through the imagery of the COVID-19 pandemic. Protective masks cover the two figures, while the space between their reaching hands is marked at 1.5 metres, transforming a familiar gesture of connection into a reflection on distance and separation.